The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-06-17
Local and state Notes.

between Decatur q Ierre hauto daily.
c. r. Hinkle, auditor and pushasine agent of
the Indiana. Illinois e. Iowa road was in the
city yesterday making purchases of railway sup
plies
Frank Conant, of the auditors Office of the c. =,
I. ST. l.. & c., with his bride. passed through
the city. yesterday en- route TO the Northwest
IN his bridal trip.
Ed Hopkins, general freight agent of the Pc
pris, Decatur & Evansville road, will be mar
red 10 Miss Hessie Woodward, of Peoria. on
the 10Th of this month.
Rumor has it that the finance committee of
the City Council of New Albany will report
against the payment the Louisville, Evans
ville d St Louis Airline bonds.
A legal gentleman makes the assertion that
avery feature of the interstate commerce bill as
IL was prepared before made public had the ap-
prevail of the Pennsylvania road.
The Adams Express Company claim to have q
'iron. clad" and say that they will not admit Of
the Baltimore 81 Ohio working over the Van
dalia-
The action of the railroads concerning rates on
the coming Fourth of July is certainly liberal.
On all Indiana lines round-trip tickets may be
sold on July 2. and at one fare for the round
trip, the tickets good to return on July or ..
Commencing with Sunday next the through
service of the c., III. a. ID. and the Vandalia be-
tween Cincinnati and St Louis will be inaucu-
rated. On the day trains will be hauled chair
car, and on the night trains Pullman sleeping
soach.
r. Dering, assistant general passenger agent OF
the Pennsylvania lines, was notified yesterday
that ticket he held in the Louisiana State lot
sery had drawn one-QuArter of the fourth CAPT.
tai prize-$12 500.
The general freight agents who have been
anxious for decision on the long and -short-haul
clause Of the interstate commerce bill, breathe
easier that the decision is announced. AS
they now know exactly where they and their
competitors stand.
After Sunday night the trains of the c., Fl. &c
l., between Indianapolis and Cincinnati will
eonsist Of eight cars, and will be heavier than
any heretofore over the c.. II. a. l. Three
Of the heavy engines on the Vandalia will be
transferred to the C., Fl. d l. to haul these trains.
The "Y" which the Indianapolis & Vincennes
company have been putting in for several weeks.
to connect their road with the Belt road, will be
completed to-day, and probably after next Sun
day their trains will be run over the Belt road
instead of through the city over the Union
tracks.
II is stated that. for the present at least.
Charles Nelson will be continued as superin-
tendent of the c., Fl. g. ID. proper, in addition to
his duties as superintendent of the Vandalia.
This gives him supervision OF $50 miles OF main
track. But his capabilities such that the
work will not overtask him.
John Rowland, assistant to General Manager
Noonan. of the B. & o. Kankakee Dispatch, has
resigned, to accept the position of chief clerk in
the Office OF II. G. Diehl general freight agent
Of the l.. b. & w. H. Babcock, travelling agent
of the Baltimore & Ohio road, succeeds Mr..
Ro wland in the Kankakee Dispatch Office.
The Indianapolis works have been asked
to bid on 500 box cars for the Houston-Texas
Central road. the cars to be equipped with the
Wagner car door, and to be of 40. 900 pounds
pacity. 1t is quite unusual for a Southern road
20 order of so large capacity, but few
Of the roads are in condition to bear such heavy
traffic.
The local freight agents state that they do not
remember q June in which business has been so
heavy this year. At all the depots the com
pnnies are increasing their force or working their
men over time to move the freiRhts promptly
AS there is no advantage in the matter of rates
the competition seems to be mainly over the
rapidity with which freights are delivered
Every general manager. general superintend-
ent and general passenger agent OF the roads
north of the Ohio river and bounded by st.
Louis. Bloomington. Peoria and Chicago on the
west, and by the trunk lines on tue east, and in
GLIDING the trunk lines, is now under an agree
ment to pay no commissions, side cuts, or adopt
any other method OF paying agents for the sell
ing of tickets and it is believed the agreement
will be lived up to. SO unanimous Is the move
ment
Orders will be given today for the agents OF
the c., l.. st. L. q 9. road to turn their freight
traffic for ST. Louis and other Southwestern
points over to the Indian apolis e. st. Louis road
This will be quite lift for the l. & ST L. il the
statements of the freight agents of the c.. l.,
st. l.. & Q. true. They say that the Big
Four gave four carloads of freight to the Van
dalia under the old traffic agreement to every
one the Vandalia turned over to the c., l., st.
l.. & G.
pancy of the Union Depot by the roads that
Superintendent Whitcomb fears he will be
obliged to let each road have its day in turn and
keep the trains of all other lines outside Until
the now depot is completed there will needs be
considerable indulgence on the part of the differ
ent roads, as the trains are becoming more nu-
merous and the length of them greater, while
the facilities for handling them are more or less
limited by the improvements in progress
A dispatch from D. B. Martin, general passen-
ger agent of the Bee-lue states that the Bee-Iine
and the O. l. ST. j.. az q. have formed a traffic
alliance for conducting business between Gin
cinnat and St. Louis, and that commencing Sun
day, June 10, the through service of the
Big Four will be Withdrawn from the Vandalia
and transferred to the Indianapolis e. St. Louis,
making a strong alliance. On the plight trains
each way baggage car, day coach and sleeping
car will be hauled, and on the day trains an ele-
CANT parlor car.
The Terre Haute Gazette fears that, now they
have transferred Colonel Hill to Terre Haute
and made him subordi nate to Superin tendent
Nelson, the c.. Fl. & ID. management is getting
sl the old officers or the Vandalia massed at
that point, so that they will have them in range
TO kill with one stone. The Journal has informa-
ton which dspels fears of such character. So
far Colonel Hill is concerned. unless he him
self retires TO take some of the offers recently
m ade him, he can remain with the Vandalla so
long as he sees fit
The Cleveland Leader of yesterday says: In
the attachment suit of the New York, Lake Erie
& Western company against McHenry. the de-
PENDANT obtained order for the examination
of the president and treasurer Of the New York,
Lake Erie & Western company to discover what
the company had done with nearly one and
half million dollars of the stock of the G., c., c.,
* l. Railroad Company belonging to Mr. Nc
Henry and held Ivy the company. and with the
dividends collected by the company thereon.
The examination to come off Tuesday.
During the morning the company without
notice to defendant, obtained an order discon-
tinuing the action, and thus evaded the exam
ination. The attachment which was for nearly
S400, 900, is vacated by tho discontinuance."
General and miscellaneous.
The branch OF the Missouri Pacific from
Weeping Water to Nebraska City will be opened
for business July /.
The management OF the Northern Pacific has
issued an order TO the effect that employe
along its line shall hold a public Office.
Nina ont of the thirteen directors of the Chi